Dear Friends,

Aloha and welcome to a new endeavor on the part of the Majority Caucus of the House of Representatives – the Majority Caucus website.

I am honored to serve you, the people of Wahiawa, Whitmore Village, and Poamaho, as your Representative. Thank you for sharing with me your viewpoints and ideas on issues that affect us all.

Let's work together to improve our community and the entire state.

Mahalo Nui Loa,
Marcus R. Oshiro
State Representative
39th District

TOPICS OF INTEREST

• Agribusiness Development Corporation; Galbraith Estate Lands. Rep. Oshiro introduced a measure, enacted into law as Act 234, Session Laws of Hawaii (SLH) 2008, that provides additional operating flexibility for the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) and authorizes ADC to acquire certain prime agricultural lands in central Oahu owned by the Galbraith Estate through various mechanisms.
  
  
• State Auditor. Rep. Oshiro introduced a measure, enacted into law as Act 36, SLH 2008, that requires the Auditor to submit an annual report to the Legislature identifying all audit recommendations more than one year old that have not been implemented, and requires all affected agencies notified by the Auditor that an audit recommendation more than one year old has not been implemented to submit a written report explaining why the recommendation was not implemented and the estimated date of implementation.
  

NEWS AND EVENTS

• April 28, 2010. AARP-Hawaii praises the decision to appropriate money from the State's "Rainy Day Fund" to ensure the provision of important health and human services. (More)

• March 2010. Representative Oshiro has been chosen by Hawaii Business Magazine as one of "20 People to Watch Over the Next two Decades." (More)

• November 3, 2009. Representative Oshiro calls on the parties involved in the teacher furloughs to reopen contract negotiations to find alternatives to the current reductions in student instructional days. (More)

• May 11, 2009. Representative Oshiro works to provide Hawaii's hospitals much needed funding. (More)

• May 30, 2008. Democrats push Governor to provide funding for charities. (More)